Tuesday 27 May 2014

West Blatchington Windmill





West Blatchington Windmill was built in the 1820s, first appearing on Greenwood's map of 1823. It was painted by John Constable in 1825. The mill is hexagonal in plan, whereas most smock mills are octagonal. It was working until 1897, when two sails were damaged. In 1937, the mill was acquired from the Marquess of Abergavenny by Hove Corporation, and has been maintained as a landmark.
http://www.visitbrighton.com/things-to-do/west-blatchington-windmill-p69253

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Nightingale


Nightingale in the countryside.



Latin name

Luscinia megarhynchos

Family

Chats and thrushes (Turdidae)

Where to see them

A secretive bird which likes nothing better than hiding in the middle of an impenetrable bush or thicket. In the UK they breed mostly south of the Severn-Wash line and east from Dorset to Kent. The highest densities are found in the south east: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent and Sussex.

When to see them

They arrive in April and sing until late May and early June. They leave again from July to September. They can be heard singing throughout the day, as well as at night.

What they eat

Insects

Population

EuropeUK breeding*UK wintering*UK passage*
-6,700 males--